My "Guide to Getting Boozy in Scotland" is up on iExplore!http://www.iexplore.com/experiences/Culinary-Travel/boozy-in-scotland

In 2011, I spent the summer in Scotland living in Dalkeith Palace, outside Edinburgh, teaching "British Ghost Stories: Landscape as Inspiration," to University of Wisconsin students. During that time, I may have had a wee dram or two... This is my story about introducing yourself to "Scotland's National Drink" when you're in Scotland.

Please check it out, share it with your friends, and let me know what you think.

This is my first essay for www.iexplore.com, and I have to tell you, I am loving this site! There are great articles on just about every travel category you can imagine, and the site is interactive, in that you can "save" stories in "bucket lists" you create yourselves.

I don't know about you, but here in Baraboo, near Madison, Wisconsin, when I look out the window and see snow, my mind wanders to summer, and to me, summer means travel....

Luckily, this summer, I'm going back to Scotland to teach "British Ghost Stories..." and "Travel Writing." I will possibly try some Scotch whisky while I'm there...